Felix Klee

In front of a packed space, Christian started his presentation by highlight a few examples where excessive jargon can make a valuable idea a complete turn-off for the public and investors. A simple methodology was shown on how to present a complex idea to nonspecialists using five tools. The presentation concluded with an exercise where we learned how to apply the tools.

Christian Masset is founder of Peak Communication, a communication skills training agency.

Visiting hacker Cedric presented three open source sensing devices and wearable projects:

• HIVE Tracker: a tiny, low-cost, and scalable device for sub-millimetric 3D positioning
• PolySense: Augmenting Textiles with Electrical Functionality using In-Situ Polymerization
• MetaSense: Integrating Sensing Capabilities into Mechanical Metamaterial.

Alex recorded a drone flythrough. Watch it on: archive.org

We started with laser cutting parts for a model of the squatter house ruin visited during our session in May. There were five participants, Simon and his two children as well as Effy and Victoria. Meanwhile I gave an introduction to living architecture and to our site.

In the second part of the workshop, participants used their imagination to design a bamboo structure on top of the ruin. In its remote location at Ark Eden on Lantau Island, the main purpose of the building is that of a…

Arachnia introduced us to the Game of Life, which she had implemented in Processing for an art installation. Afterwards, we tried out various patterns on our touch screen, to see how they evolve. Of particular joy was the evolution of the QR code pointing to our lights.

The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. The “game” is a zero-player game, meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial…

Dim Sum Labs was packed for this presentation by our special guest Andrew Crowe. He introduced us to electronically switchable smart glass, also known as privacy glass. There are many cool things that can be done with it! Andrew is technical director of MetaObjects, a digital studio based in Hong Kong and London.

Watch the video on:

• archive.org
• Youtube

Ever wondered how to get funding for your project and turn it into a startup? To get an answer to this question, we invited Jenny Au and Wilson Tai, founders of FundFluent to Dim Sum Labs. During a fun evening with friendly people from all walks of technology, they introduced us to various funding options in Hong Kong.

On a Saturday morning, we met at Mui Wo Ferry Pier. It was just two of us. Another hacker wanted to join. Unfortunately, he went to the wrong pier. Saturday morning’s are not the most convenient times to meet, but we had to take what we get. The site is nearby private land, and coordination with the owner was required.

Ciara pointed out that the house was probably built by illegal immigrants who were hiding in the hills. Locals would prefer to live closer to the sea, or in boats. The…

Our first presentation since Covid was well attended. After an introduction to the topic, Felix presented real world examples, from Baubotanik in Germany to the living root bridges of Meghalaya, India. When explaining the history of this emerging field, he touched on arborsculpture.

Not all living architecture is started by humans. Having just come back from Penghu, Taiwan, Felix showed photos of trees overgrowing houses in the wild, as well as a photo of a seemingly impossible banyan,…

Ecovative myclium with tretrahedral mould About

There will be a fresh 3 ℓ Ecovative GIY kit to play with, imported from Europe by one of our members. We will put the substrate into moulds, then let the mycelium grow, which will take a few days.

Feel free to bring your own moulds.

No prior knowledge required!

Fee: 50 HKD for space + your share in the Ecovative kit

Venue

Dim Sum Labs is a hacker space. Asides from facilities for bio hacking, there is a laser cutter, 3D…

Plasmodium, mycelium, bacterium, oh my! About

Welcome our special guests from Bali who will tell us about fungi, slime mould, and maybe some other things.

We hope to have vegan leather and open source seeds available to touch and play with.

Day • Time • Fee

Day: Saturday, 3 April 2021
Address: Dim Sum Labs, 100 Jervois Street, 14th Floor, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Timing: 15:00 – 18:00
Fee: 50 HKD to cover venue rental
See also: meetup.com